🎧 New: AI-Generated Podcasts Turn your study notes into engaging audio conversations. Learn more

Sorting Techniques Quiz
15 Questions
1 Views

Sorting Techniques Quiz

Created by
@StylishCarnelian938

Podcast Beta

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What type of sort employs counting sort as a subroutine?

  • Quick sort
  • Radix sort (correct)
  • Selection sort
  • Merge sort
  • What is the purpose of sorting?

  • To randomize the order of elements
  • To make the list longer
  • To arrange names and numbers in a meaningful way (correct)
  • To create chaos and confusion
  • Which algorithm works by ordering each digit from least significant to most significant?

  • Insertion sort
  • Radix sort (correct)
  • Bubble sort
  • Selection sort
  • In base 10, how does radix sort order the values in each digit place?

    <p>From least significant to most significant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of radix sort?

    <p>To completely sort a list by digit place</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main objective of sorting?

    <p>To rearrange the contents in increasing order</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Radix sort algorithm order the digits?

    <p>From least significant to most significant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sorting algorithm employs counting sort as a subroutine?

    <p>Merge sort</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key characteristic of Radix sort?

    <p>It orders each digit from least significant to most significant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of using Radix sort?

    <p>To efficiently sort multi-digit numbers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Insertion sort is also known as ___________ sort

    <p>Insert sort</p> Signup and view all the answers

    The Radix sort algorithm works by ordering each digit from _________ to most significant

    <p>least significant</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Radix sort employs __________ sort as a subroutine to sort the values in each digit place

    <p>counting</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Sorting is used to arrange names and numbers in __________ ways

    <p>meaningful</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Quick sort, merge sort, and radix sort are examples of ____________ sorting

    <p>efficient</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Quizzes Like This

    Sorting Techniques Quiz
    5 questions

    Sorting Techniques Quiz

    EnoughRainbowObsidian3738 avatar
    EnoughRainbowObsidian3738
    Algorithm and recursion Quiz
    43 questions

    Algorithm and recursion Quiz

    UncomplicatedClematis avatar
    UncomplicatedClematis
    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Browser